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. >>> still ahead, the housingcrisis.scottweinersitsdown to discuss the mismatch between the high number of jobs and the low number of homes in the bay area. homes in the bay area. (upbeat music) (engine starting) (light beeping) (upbeat music continues) narrator: toyota tacoma. it's equipped to rip. toyota. let's go places. reliable wifi with coverage what'sthroughout your home?ast, how about having internet that can help you save on wireless phone service? xfinity gives you the fastest speeds for all your devices. plus, now that xfinity mobile is included, you can switch your wireless carrier and save hundreds of dollars a year. talk and text as much as much as you want and only pay for data. now that's simple, easy, awesome. click, call or visit a store today. >>> scott weiner here to talk about the housing crisis. since the recession 2009 and we have had in over 7000 jobs to the bay area. housing however, only 106 units. do the math. that is why prices are so high. the question is, is the state the right group to try to do some about this by these different plans for affordabl

. >>> still ahead, the housing crisis. scott weiner sits down to discuss the mismatch between the high number of jobs and the low number of homes in the bay area. homes in the bay area. (upbeat music) (engine starting) (light beeping) (upbeat music continues) narrator: toyota tacoma. it's equipped to rip. toyota. let's go places. reliable wifi with coverage what'sthroughout your home?ast, how about having internet that can help you save on wireless phone service? xfinity gives you the...

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everybody o to comeer and agree on this. let's take, for example, statesenatorscottweiner'sbill.this is getting a lot of attention. it will boost housing. sarnd major transit hubs and employers. it's facing opposition from a number of supervisors in senator wener's own hometown of san francisco. could thatype of opposition undercut this bill and what he is trying t do? >> this is an incredibly type of legislation. we saw last year it didn't even on the politiot, he hasn a lot of endorsement from labor groups, the chamber of commerce, the leadership group on board with this bill, and one thing, the housing committee, which on tuesday, will take up this piece of legislati o. the chair the housesing committee is senator scott weiner. a bit of a home court vaeng there. >> what is your group? the sill von valley leadership group stand on it? >> we spport what the sno are is trying to do. we support senate bill 50. here's why. we are 3.5 million homes short in california. it calls for within a half mile radius of a fixed rail transit stationhe ideally we should be building around bar

everybody o to comeer and agree on this. let's take, for example, state senator scott weiner's bill. this is getting a lot of attention. it will boost housing. sarnd major transit hubs and employers. it's facing opposition from a number of supervisors in senator wener's own hometown of san francisco. could thatype of opposition undercut this bill and what he is trying t do? >> this is an incredibly type of legislation. we saw last year it didn't even on the politiot, he hasn a lot of...

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state senate bill no. 23 authored bysenatorscottweinerandco-authored but multiple assembly members including members david chu and phil ting to expand the definition of vehicle burglary to include any unlawful entry. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this -- supervisor brown? >> supervisor brown: yes, thank you, president yee. i just want to thank senator weiner for bringing this bill, sb 23, forward and also my co-sponsor on the board of soups, supervisor stefani, supervisor stefani, mar, and walton. i just wanted to give a couple of facts about this particular sb-23. san francisco has the highest rate of property crime in the state, and in 2017 there were over 32,000 auto burglaries in san francisco. the city's property crime rate is over double the statewide average. i receive calls every week from my constituents asking what is city hall doing about the car break-in epidemic and i imagine other supervisors are getting the same kind of calls. my constituents are frustrated and want us to do something to help them get relief. what sb-23 does, it clarifies the defi

state senate bill no. 23 authored by senator scott weiner and co-authored but multiple assembly members including members david chu and phil ting to expand the definition of vehicle burglary to include any unlawful entry. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this -- supervisor brown? >> supervisor brown: yes, thank you, president yee. i just want to thank senator weiner for bringing this bill, sb 23, forward and also my co-sponsor on the board of soups, supervisor stefani,...

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nike's offenses. >>>senatorscottweinerwantsyou to be able to vote on if the state should raise estate taxes. the lawmaker is planning to introduce a new tax proposal to get placed on the november 2020 ballot. if approved california would collect 40% of assets worth more than $3.5 million or $7 million for married couple after the owner dies. >>> happening today, there's hope to stop a teacher strike before it happens. the board of education will consider an agreement that would avoid a teacher strike in san ramon, dublin and surrounding counties. earlier this month, the san ramon valley education association ratified the tentative agreement reached with the district. the union represents nearly 1700 educators who say they were prepared to walk off the job in a move to increase pay, have smaller classes and more resources. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," big news from the bay area, as apple makes a star-studded announcement with its newest products. but did the tech giants tell us everything? a look at the key points left out during the big reveal. >>> no stranger to t

nike's offenses. >>> senator scott weiner wants you to be able to vote on if the state should raise estate taxes. the lawmaker is planning to introduce a new tax proposal to get placed on the november 2020 ballot. if approved california would collect 40% of assets worth more than $3.5 million or $7 million for married couple after the owner dies. >>> happening today, there's hope to stop a teacher strike before it happens. the board of education will consider an agreement...

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. the assembly health committee today took up ab 362 co- authored by san franciscosenatorscottweiner.it would allow the city to launch a supervised site for illicit drug use. >> missing from this bill is any effort to look at methadone strategies or other strategies aimed at erasing addiction. >> evidence shows people are much more likely to enter treatment programs people who access the centers increase the rate of treatment access by more than 30%. >> of course the bill still has a long way to go but governor newsom has said he is receptive to the idea. >>> a san francisco street could soon bear the name of its late public offender. resolution has been introduced before the board of supervisors to rename it gilbert street. he died last month at the age of 59. >>> it runs parallel to six and seven streets between brian brennan streets the resolution calls for it to be renamed. >>> kamala harris is surging toward the top of a growing list of democrats in the 2020 race. a new poll shows she has jumped eight points since december with strong gains among women and minorities she

. the assembly health committee today took up ab 362 co- authored by san francisco senator scott weiner. it would allow the city to launch a supervised site for illicit drug use. >> missing from this bill is any effort to look at methadone strategies or other strategies aimed at erasing addiction. >> evidence shows people are much more likely to enter treatment programs people who access the centers increase the rate of treatment access by more than 30%. >> of course the bill...

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senatorscottweiner, davidcampos and christina lockey. lgbt aging policy task force chairman was also a recipient. they help create new care and isolation bridge programs that help clients access local services. >> we have a growing lgbt senior population and it is great that it has grown because it wasn't that long ago when it wasn't necessarily growing because so many people were dying because of the early hiv/aids epidemic. >> the number of semper cisco residents served by the lgbt senior programs has soared more than 70% over the last four years.>>> today crews searched six days for a marine who went missing during a backcountry ski trip in yosemite. he set off on february 23 and was supposed to return to bridgeport, northeast of yosemite national park on monday or tuesday. authorities are worried about the series of winter storms that have dumped record snow and created avalanche dangers in that area. >>> semper cisco fire investigators are trying to figure out what sparked the flames that consumed a home under construction. the fire was called and just before 4 a.m. in the 300 b

senator scott weiner, david campos and christina lockey. lgbt aging policy task force chairman was also a recipient. they help create new care and isolation bridge programs that help clients access local services. >> we have a growing lgbt senior population and it is great that it has grown because it wasn't that long ago when it wasn't necessarily growing because so many people were dying because of the early hiv/aids epidemic. >> the number of semper cisco residents served by the...

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and also to fill the vacancy in the district eight supervisor seatafterscottweinerwaselected to state office. those occurred in june, candidates sought and received public financing in both races. in november, regularly scheduled election happened in which all of the even numbered supervisorial seats were up. certain candidates received public financing. ceqa requires that we report on how the public financing was used. we sought to include other information that we thought would give folks the mayor, board of supervisors, also anyone else reading this report, would give them an idea of kind of the bird's eye view what happened with distribution of funds. to be clear, this report is not part of the commission ongoing review of the public financing program. this is separate item. this is really meant to describe or just provide numbers and information. it's not really meant to analyze a program or to make recommendations. we're doing that through the separate review process. you wanted to tee this up. that's what this is. i know you haven't had time to look at this, what aisl i'l

and also to fill the vacancy in the district eight supervisor seat after scott weiner was elected to state office. those occurred in june, candidates sought and received public financing in both races. in november, regularly scheduled election happened in which all of the even numbered supervisorial seats were up. certain candidates received public financing. ceqa requires that we report on how the public financing was used. we sought to include other information that we thought would give...

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,scottweiner, philiptang, and david to. there will be a group photo for all of our honourees and a reception for honourees and their guests in room 278 immediately following the presentation. i want to recognize my associate director who has been working very closely with your aids to make today's event happen. i return the proceeding back to president and the boards he may introduce this year's women charge a history month honourees people very much. >> thank you. we will now be presenting the honourees by reverse alphabetical order of supervisors' last names. that means i get to go first. [laughter] for once i'm not the last student to be called. [laughter] okay. i will start with district seven henri, and that is -- honourees, and that is make special friend lisa spinelli. i am so thrilled to be honoring lisa today, quite frankly, we have been trying to get her to come to the board for months so we can honor her for other reasons. so it is fates that we get to celebrate her during women making history month. lisa is a visionary who truly believes in the core of civic engagement

, scott weiner, philip tang, and david to. there will be a group photo for all of our honourees and a reception for honourees and their guests in room 278 immediately following the presentation. i want to recognize my associate director who has been working very closely with your aids to make today's event happen. i return the proceeding back to president and the boards he may introduce this year's women charge a history month honourees people very much. >> thank you. we will now be...

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bridge during rush hour. it's a higher toll. that's congestion pricing. >>senatorscottweinerishoping to convince drivers of the benefits of congestion pricing. he is proposing a pilot program for cities that chose to implement it. he said the funds generated would go to public transit projects. >> i don't love it. i don't love the taxing. i feel like the government should probably be figuring out better ways to do that. >> it's going to more public transit, i think having more public transit as opposed to cars in the city is a much better thing. >> the senator admits the hard part will be getting more drivers on board, especially drivers in the bay area because it's always congested. >> throughout the whole day. you could report traffic 24 hours a day because of constant stop and go. right now slow and go out of the altamont pass. also the commute towards the bay bridge, and the south bay, a little slow on 101 but overall, your drive times north of the morgan hill area where we're seeing those brake lights are actually looking okay. hellyer through san jose, north of there app

bridge during rush hour. it's a higher toll. that's congestion pricing. >> senator scott weiner is hoping to convince drivers of the benefits of congestion pricing. he is proposing a pilot program for cities that chose to implement it. he said the funds generated would go to public transit projects. >> i don't love it. i don't love the taxing. i feel like the government should probably be figuring out better ways to do that. >> it's going to more public transit, i think...

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senatorscottweinerjoinskristen sze to weigh in. they talk the scoot and skip program which senator weiner suggested he would have liked to see even more scooters hitting the streets, safely, of course. >> my personal opinion is i think the city was a little too restrictive in terms of the numbers. hopefully after the pilot program shows, i believe, that the sky will not fall, we'll be able to expand. this is really about making it easier for people to get around without driving a car. we're maxed out on cars, we can't have more congestion. making it easier for people to use transit, of course, but to use a scooter or a bike is important. a scooter takes up a lot less space than a car. >> for a refresher on the rules about e-scooters, because you have to follow those, head to our website, abc7news.com. check out "midday live" monday through friday at 11:00 a.m. it now runs until noon. >>> the biggest transportation concern now is the boeing plane that's been involved in two deadly crashes in six months, the 737 max 8. tonight another similarity between the two flights. what happened

senator scott weiner joins kristen sze to weigh in. they talk the scoot and skip program which senator weiner suggested he would have liked to see even more scooters hitting the streets, safely, of course. >> my personal opinion is i think the city was a little too restrictive in terms of the numbers. hopefully after the pilot program shows, i believe, that the sky will not fall, we'll be able to expand. this is really about making it easier for people to get around without driving a...

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nightclubs sell alcohol until 4 am. the bill was sponsored by the statesenatorscottweiner. itpast state senate committee last week. it signed into law. san francisco and oakland are among the cities that have been chosen for a test run. this is the third time senator weiner has introduced some bars to stay late. a similar bill was vetoed last year and another bill failed in the assembly in 2017. >>> horse racing could return to friday to the santa anita racetrack in southern california. racing was suspended march 5 because 22 horses at the track have died since december. the california horse racing board will meet on thursday to consider new safety rules. investigators say they believe all the winter rain in southern california has affected the track and may have been a factor in the horses death. >>> a texas woman has died after being attacked her own dog. the 33-year-old old two pit bulls that were being quarantined at a veterinary clinic after biting another person. she went to the clinic to feed her dogs and they mauled her. the dogs were so aggressive it prevented parame

nightclubs sell alcohol until 4 am. the bill was sponsored by the state senator scott weiner. it past state senate committee last week. it signed into law. san francisco and oakland are among the cities that have been chosen for a test run. this is the third time senator weiner has introduced some bars to stay late. a similar bill was vetoed last year and another bill failed in the assembly in 2017. >>> horse racing could return to friday to the santa anita racetrack in southern...

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commission, it's time to defeat or mitigate statesenatorscottweiner'ssb50legislation. wiener and vales want to replace housing stock with dense multi-family housing and they'll be called wienervilles and feature many of the structural components as hooverville and ruin neighborhoods an gentrify working-class areas and worsen housing affordability and displace san francisco kiss -- san franciscans and the least expensive housing that is already built but will impact 100% of san francisco's residential housing stock. sb50 would not apply to any property where there has been a rental tenant in the previous seven years or where a unit has been taken off the rental market via the yellow tag for the previous 15 years. the problem is the city has no way of knowing and in way of measuring what is and what isn't true and will have to rely on probably developers for their information. thank you. >> thank you, mr. wooding. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, commissioners, lorraine petty from district 5, a long time affordable housing advocate. sb50 does not stand alone as staff pointed out.

commission, it's time to defeat or mitigate state senator scott weiner's sb50 legislation. wiener and vales want to replace housing stock with dense multi-family housing and they'll be called wienervilles and feature many of the structural components as hooverville and ruin neighborhoods an gentrify working-class areas and worsen housing affordability and displace san francisco kiss -- san franciscans and the least expensive housing that is already built but will impact 100% of san francisco's...

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scooter. you're doing it wrong. ihavescottweiner, senatorand advocate. >> you should not be riding your scoot are on the sidewalk. it's in the bike lane, if there is a bike lan, and if not, stay close, someone just left it on the sidewalk. >> you really shouldn't dump your scooter on the sidewalk, again, it's illegal, unsafe for petitions. park it against the curb. >> and some of these you now have to tie up. >> you want to make sure to lock them up so they're not stolen. that's become an issue. >> and we want the city to look as neat as we can. >> absolutely. >> i see so many people without helmets riding around the city. i understand wanting the wind blowing in your long locks, but are they doing it wrong? >> the law doesn't require you to have a helmet. it doesn't require people over 18 riding a bike to have a helmet, but it's a good idea. you can really be injured, and people should wear helmets. >> i like avoiding head injuries. >> now that we know how to do it right -- am i too tall to be on a scooter? >> never toos tall. we told people -- we can make it work. ♪ >>> that lo

scooter. you're doing it wrong. i have scott weiner, senator and advocate. >> you should not be riding your scoot are on the sidewalk. it's in the bike lane, if there is a bike lan, and if not, stay close, someone just left it on the sidewalk. >> you really shouldn't dump your scooter on the sidewalk, again, it's illegal, unsafe for petitions. park it against the curb. >> and some of these you now have to tie up. >> you want to make sure to lock them up so they're not...

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very supportive of our work, and bysenatorscottweinerwhoactually was one of the first people who commissioned this task force, and david campos, a former supervisor, will also be joining us. we have invited the mayor, and hopefully she will join us and say a few words in support of this work. it is a chance for us to really celebrate the work we've done to talk about what next steps are in terms of finishing out the recommendations. we have completed -- we have done a lot of work on 11 of the 13 recommendations in the reports. it is something to be proud of. we know there isn't a complete equity for lgbtq people in san francisco, so we still have work to do, but overall, it will be a real celebration. that i wanted to talk a little bit to give you a heads up about something that will be happening in april, and that is the palliative care workgroup, which is staffed by dawes, but is a multi- departmental workgroup that looks at palliative care in san francisco, and tries to make sure that every person has access to palliative care and advanced care planning tools. we will be d

very supportive of our work, and by senator scott weiner who actually was one of the first people who commissioned this task force, and david campos, a former supervisor, will also be joining us. we have invited the mayor, and hopefully she will join us and say a few words in support of this work. it is a chance for us to really celebrate the work we've done to talk about what next steps are in terms of finishing out the recommendations. we have completed -- we have done a lot of work on 11 of...

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scottweiner'sofficeto make it more feasible and you can make it an official part of your opinion. thank you. >> commissioner: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. one thing i've been hearing consistently is the desire for more affordable housing. seems to be a theme. the thing i haven't heard is that the planning commission's report explicitly says sb50 will result in more affordable housing in san francisco. ha ha wait, what? it says it will result in more affordable housing in san francisco. it seems it should be part of the conversation. the other thing that should be part of the conversation, i'm not here to change hearts and minds i know people are entreched on the issue but part of the issue should be is we have had conference of -- conversations about density equity and said some parts aren't doing their part and wealthy suburbs aren't doing their part. this bill, whether or not you like it or not, incentivizes more housing on the west side of san francisco and more housing in rich suburbs down the peninsula. so once again part of the conversation. we've hea

scott weiner's office to make it more feasible and you can make it an official part of your opinion. thank you. >> commissioner: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. one thing i've been hearing consistently is the desire for more affordable housing. seems to be a theme. the thing i haven't heard is that the planning commission's report explicitly says sb50 will result in more affordable housing in san francisco. ha ha wait, what? it says it will result in more...

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hospital in sanford. mayor london breed and statesenatorscottweinerwerein attendance at the new california pacific medical center on van ness avenue. the new hospital in the heart of the city in a generation. >> we are already seeing physician, physician groups locator in the hospital, so it's not just the hospital. this entire neighborhood is going to become a healthcare hub, and so we need to just keep making sure that we are ahead of the curve on healthcare. >> state senator scott wiener there with a chance for people to see and tour the brand-new facility. the hospital opens for patients at 7 a.m. tomorrow. >>> today marks the start of women's history month. we will hear from speaker of the house nancy pelosi for the historic impacts women are having in washington. >>> kyler murray announced today he would not take on the today he would not take on the field this week in ♪ i found a birth control ♪ with no hormones! ♪ no hormones? ♪ no hormones, not an ounce! ♪ with an ingredient ♪ i can pronounce! ♪ no hormones! ♪ it's over 99% effective, ♪ i know i'm prot

hospital in sanford. mayor london breed and state senator scott weiner were in attendance at the new california pacific medical center on van ness avenue. the new hospital in the heart of the city in a generation. >> we are already seeing physician, physician groups locator in the hospital, so it's not just the hospital. this entire neighborhood is going to become a healthcare hub, and so we need to just keep making sure that we are ahead of the curve on healthcare. >> state...

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elected officials and developers. statesenatorscottweinerofsan francisco has reintroduced legislation in sacramento he believes will boost affordable housing projects like the ones you see under construction near public transit stations like b.a.r.t. >> near a bus stop or job center, you can't limit density. you just can't basically prohibit those forms of housing. >> reporter: there are discussions with the building trades unions to develop a lower pay scale for construction of affordable housing projects which might be an incentive for developers. doug mcdonnell is the chief operating officer of somerville housing. >> certainly having some idea on labor costs and how that will impact future projects is important to us. >> reporter: there's one problem not easily addressed, building consensus for affordable housing. >> the biggest way to do it is to engage the community. >> reporter: in cupertino, a civil suit to oppose the use of a state law that allows fast tracking of an affordable housing project at vallco is still pending. the case won't go before a judge before august. even thi

elected officials and developers. state senator scott weiner of san francisco has reintroduced legislation in sacramento he believes will boost affordable housing projects like the ones you see under construction near public transit stations like b.a.r.t. >> near a bus stop or job center, you can't limit density. you just can't basically prohibit those forms of housing. >> reporter: there are discussions with the building trades unions to develop a lower pay scale for construction...

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senatorscottweiner. ihope that san francisco will endorse this bill. i know it is an issue that is going out right now. we can also accelerate our own info housing and protect the bike lanes and transit. a bonus is both of these solutions, both the carbon dividend and more homes and general housing will reduce poverty. california has the highest poverty rate in the whole country. that is abysmal given our economic success and it's really because of housing costs and san francisco has the highest rate. the dividend will help people pay their bills, it will be a lot of money for low income families, and reducing the shortage will make housing more affordable. these solutions are a win-win, and i'm excited we have the opportunity to really infuse them into the debate in san francisco. thank you. >> thank you. any other public comment? >> good evening, commissioners. san francisco clean energy advocates, green party and california strategy choice. i started working on the climate crisis policy way back in the mid-eighties when i first learned about it. i read a book by jeremy rifkin, a

senator scott weiner. i hope that san francisco will endorse this bill. i know it is an issue that is going out right now. we can also accelerate our own info housing and protect the bike lanes and transit. a bonus is both of these solutions, both the carbon dividend and more homes and general housing will reduce poverty. california has the highest poverty rate in the whole country. that is abysmal given our economic success and it's really because of housing costs and san francisco has the...

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their value." she calls it a national failure that needs a bold response. >> 5:46. >>>senatorscottweinerwants you to be able to vote if the state should raise estate taxes. the lawmaker is planning to introduce a nex later today, to get placed on the november 2020 ballot. if approved california would collect 40% of assets worth more than $3.5 million or $7 million for married couple after the owner dies. >>> a 96-year-old martinez man has a wish to return to france, normandy, where as a young soldier, he survived the horror of d-day 75 years ago. when his son asked the army to sponsor his trip there was no record of his military service. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez explains why and what's next. >> 96-year-old jake larson was just going to let it go when he found out he couldn't get sponsored to go to france and normandy this summer. when he told his friends, people he meets up with at the bagel shop every week, they went to battle for him. weised with mr. larson at his favorite bagel and coffee shop in martinez, he told us he is the svivor from his unit that stormed omaha b

their value." she calls it a national failure that needs a bold response. >> 5:46. >>> senator scott weiner wants you to be able to vote if the state should raise estate taxes. the lawmaker is planning to introduce a nex later today, to get placed on the november 2020 ballot. if approved california would collect 40% of assets worth more than $3.5 million or $7 million for married couple after the owner dies. >>> a 96-year-old martinez man has a wish to return to...

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charged. >> all right, this idea is already wrapped around the brain ofsenatorscottweinerwhorecently spoke positively about the congestion pricing, seven cisco has pretty bad traffic even on the weekends. is this something needed here to encourage public transit? >> absolutely. seven cisco streets are insanely congested just like your image here, indicates we need to do something, we need to price the streets more effectively, giving them away for free right now is a recipe to encourage people to try it, and congestion pricing has two goals. first of all, it is a single for people to walk and bike when they can, or take the bus. secondly it is a great source of revenue to invest in improvements, mass transit and streets. >> so, back in 2010, there was a proposal to charge commuters entering seven cisco from the city. how much is too much, though. will this really encourage people to pay this or get out and take mass transit? or is this going to really make people upset. really, we are taxed right now a lot of money, we paid a toll for crossing the bridge into the city and it

charged. >> all right, this idea is already wrapped around the brain of senator scott weiner who recently spoke positively about the congestion pricing, seven cisco has pretty bad traffic even on the weekends. is this something needed here to encourage public transit? >> absolutely. seven cisco streets are insanely congested just like your image here, indicates we need to do something, we need to price the streets more effectively, giving them away for free right now is a recipe to...

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national failsenatorscottweinerwantsyou to be able to vote if the state should raise estate taxes. the lawmaker is planning to introduce a new tax proposal to later today, to get placed on the november 2020 ballot. if approved, california would collect 40% of assets worth more than $3.5 million or $7 million for married couple after the owner dies. >>> a 96-year-old martinez man has a wish to return to france, where as a young soldier, he survived the horror of d-day 75 years ago. when his son asked the army to kris sanchez spent time with him and picks up the story from there. >> it was a joy to meetet it al go when he found out he couldn't get sponsored to go to france this summer for that big commemoration. when he told his friends, the ones he visits with regularly, they went to battle for him. we visited with mr. larson at his favorite bagel and coffee spot in martinez. he told us he is the only living survivor from his unit that stormed omaha beach. while the army sponsors trips for veterans to travel to their old battlefields, mr. larson is not eligible because his military

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together elected officials and developers. statesenatorscottweinerofsan francisco has reintroduced legislation in sacramento he believes will boost affordable housing projects like the ones you see under construction near public transit stations like b.a.r.t. >> near a high frequency bus stop or ferry station or a job center, you can't limit density. you just can't basically prohibit those forms of housing. >> reporter: there are discussions with the building trades unions to develop a lower pay scale for construction of affordable housing projects which might be an incentive for developers. doug mcdonnell is the chief operating officer of summer hill housing. >> certainly having some idea on labor costs and how that will impact future projects is important to us. >> reporter: there's one problem not easily addressed, building consensus in many smaller cities for affordable housing. >> the biggest way to do it is to rally the community so they feel engaged and part of the conversation earlier rather than at the end when they start to see shovels breaking ground. >> reporter: in cup

together elected officials and developers. state senator scott weiner of san francisco has reintroduced legislation in sacramento he believes will boost affordable housing projects like the ones you see under construction near public transit stations like b.a.r.t. >> near a high frequency bus stop or ferry station or a job center, you can't limit density. you just can't basically prohibit those forms of housing. >> reporter: there are discussions with the building trades unions to...

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just keep making sure we are ahead of the curve with healthcare. >> senator scott weiner there today with a chance for people to see enter their brand-new medical facility. the hospital opens for patients at 7 a.m. tomorrow. >>> a foot of snow per day. that is what some tahoe ski resorts are reporting for february. the amazing images as snow totals start to talk 500 inches. ♪ i found a birth control ♪ with no hormones! ♪ no hormones? ♪ no hormones, not an ounce! ♪ with...

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leadership group brought together elected officials and developers. statesenatorscottweinerofsan francisco has reintroduced legislation in sacramento he believes will boost affordable housing projects like the ones you see under construction near public transit stations like b.a.r.t. >> near a bus stop or job center, you can't limit density. you just can't basically prohibit those forms of housing. >> reporter: there are discussions with the building trades unions to develop a lower pay scale for construction of affordable housing projects which might be an incentive for developers. doug mcdonnell is the chief operating officer of somerville housing. >> certainly having some idea on labor costs and how that will impact future projects is important to us. >> reporter: there's one problem not easily addressed, building consensus nem smaller cities for affordable housing. >> the biggest way to do it is to rally the community so they feel engaged and part of the conversation earlier rather than at the end when they start to see shovels breaking ground. >> reporter: in cupertino, a ci

leadership group brought together elected officials and developers. state senator scott weiner of san francisco has reintroduced legislation in sacramento he believes will boost affordable housing projects like the ones you see under construction near public transit stations like b.a.r.t. >> near a bus stop or job center, you can't limit density. you just can't basically prohibit those forms of housing. >> reporter: there are discussions with the building trades unions to develop a...

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that could actually shut down the cow palace forever. statesenatorsscottweinerintroducedthe measure to shift control of the cow palace from the state board to a new authority that would be made up of members selected by the mayors of daily sill i site and san francisco and san mateo county board of supervisors. the authority would have the power to decide whether to continue operating the cow poleas or palace or turn it into affordable housing be a ban gun shows at the cow palace. >> the cow palace ignores the local community and the gun shows are one example of that. people have been wanting the gun shows to go away for decades. and the cow palace has refused to get rid of the gun shows. >> creating a new bureaucracy on a state fair ground is a very dangerous thing to do. the real estate values of this property will just about dictate that it ends up being housing. >> a cow palace celebrating the 78th birthday in april. >>> a new policy proposal from california's senator kamala harris. >> she says she wants to make teacher's pay a key issue in the race to the white house. >

that could actually shut down the cow palace forever. state senators scott weiner introduced the measure to shift control of the cow palace from the state board to a new authority that would be made up of members selected by the mayors of daily sill i site and san francisco and san mateo county board of supervisors. the authority would have the power to decide whether to continue operating the cow poleas or palace or turn it into affordable housing be a ban gun shows at the cow palace....

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. city leaders receiving accommodations and statesenatorscottweiner. sanfrancisco supervisors david campos and christina a lucky. lgbtq task force chairman as well and he was the recipient. they helped create programs that help clients assess social services. >>> . >>> we have this growing senior population and it is great that it is growing because it wasn't that long ago when it wasn't necessarily grown because so many people were dying. because the early hiv aids epidemic. >> the number of san francisco residents served by the lgbtq senior programs have served more than 70% sword over 70%. >>> sad news to report at a local sports community. the 49ers in the oakland raiders are mourning the passing of former defensive end cedric hartman. hartman played for the niners for 10 seasons. he was selected in the first round in the 1970 nfl draft and appeared in 139 games for the team. after his time in san francisco he signed with the raiders and he won a super bowl ring for the 1980 season. the raiders tweeted a message honoring hartman on friday night. >>> don't look now but the san jo

. city leaders receiving accommodations and state senator scott weiner. san francisco supervisors david campos and christina a lucky. lgbtq task force chairman as well and he was the recipient. they helped create programs that help clients assess social services. >>> . >>> we have this growing senior population and it is great that it is growing because it wasn't that long ago when it wasn't necessarily grown because so many people were dying. because the early hiv aids...